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Dubstep
- Genre family
- Electronic
- 2020s recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Dubstep
Dubstep is a branch of the Electronic family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Dubstep is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Zeds Dead, Virtual Riot and Modestep.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreDubstep
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordings2020s starting recordings
01Plunder2021 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 02This Could Be Us2022 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 03Neon Angel2022 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 04One That Got Away2023 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 05Slip Thru2026 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 06The Twelve2020 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 07Don’t Worry2022 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 08Real Talk2024 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 09Whipped Cream2024 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab 10Hold My Hand2025 · Dubstep · dubstepOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
2020s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
2020s albums
LOCAL GRAPH
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